The street is not publicly maintained and is unadopted which means that a private body or even the householder could be responsible for the repair and upkeep of the highway. Check the status with your local council or enquire if the street is covered by a PUSWA (public utilities street works act).
The street is located within the North Tyneside Council's jurisdiction. They provide various services, like refuse collection, and manage council tax collection. It's situated in the North East region of the UK.
It is located within the county of , situated in the North East region of the UK. It's 250.29 miles North from central London., 6.78 miles North East from Newcastle upon Tyne, 59.05 miles East from Carlisle and 75.5 miles North from York.
BLACKSMITH DRIVE is within the Post Town of
Map of Blacksmith Drive
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| Location Note | Central Point of Street - Not Actual Location | |
| MSOA Info | For MSOA E02001750 (Statistical Neighbourhood) | |
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| Distance Info | Green Circle = 10 Minutes Walk (800 metres) | |
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| Budget Hotel Name | Distance (miles) |
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 | Neighbourhood Policing |
| Police Force: Northumbria |
| Find a Local Neighbourhood Watch Scheme |
Location Details
| Blacksmith Drive | |
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| Latitude | 55.027886 |
| Longitude | -1.468197 |
| OS Easting (X): | 433991 |
| OS Northing (Y): | 570509 |
| OS Grid Reference: | NZ340705 |
Sunset and Sunrise times
| Sunrise | 08:11 |
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| Sunset | 16:22 |
Latest Weather Conditions
| Observed at Weather Station: | Albemarle 21 January 2025 at 03:00 (16.32 miles away) |
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| Current Weather: | Mist |
| Temperature and Humidity: | 1.9°C (98.6%) |
| Wind Direction and Speed: | W (3 mph) |
Population Statistics
| ONS Area Code | E00043414 |
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| ONS Area Name | Multi-Ethnic Suburbia |
| Average Age | 45.23 |
| Area Population | 1984.00 |
| Male Population | 934.00 (47%) |
| Female Population | 1050.00 (53%) |
| Benefit Claimants | 16 (1%) |
| LSOA Code: | E01008556 |
|---|---|
| LSOA Name: | North Tyneside 013C |
| SOA Code: | 5a |
| SOA Name: | |
| MSOA Code: | E02001750 |
| MSOA Name: | North Tyneside 013 |
Nearest Supermarkets
| Morrisons Tynemouth |
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| Collingwood Centre, Preston North Road Tynemouth, North Shields NE29 9QR |
| 0191 2964494 |
| Distance: 0.57 Miles |
| Directions to Morrisons Tynemouth |
| Tesco North Shields Beach Rd Esso Express |
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| Beach Rd, North Shields, NE29 9AE |
| 0345 677 9512 |
| Distance: 0.85 Miles |
| Directions to Tesco North Shields Beach Rd Esso Express |
| Morrisons Whitley Bay |
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| Hillheads Road, Whitley Bay NE25 8HN |
| 0191 297 1966 |
| Distance: 1.03 Miles |
| Directions to Morrisons Whitley Bay |
| Sainsburys Whitley Bay |
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| Newstead Drive, Whitley Bay, England, NE25 9EX |
| 0191 297 1522 |
| Distance: 1.21 Miles |
| Directions to Sainsburys Whitley Bay |
Telephone Information
| Area Code |
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| Area Code: 019467 - Gosforth |
Local Government
| Local Council Details |
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| Within the area of North Tyneside |
| Visit the Council's Website |
| Quadrant, The Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear &NE27 0BY |
| Send email |
| Telephone Number: 0345 200 0101 |
| Local Member of Parliament |
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| Within the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Tynemouth |
| The Member of Parliament is Alan Campbell |
| Details for the MP Alan Campbell on parliament.uk |
| Details for the MP Alan Campbell on theyworkforyou.com |
| In the 2024 General Election Alan Campbell won with a majority of 15,455 the result was Lab hold. The total electorate was 73,194 |
| Wards, Parish Councils and County Councils |
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| Ward: Monkseaton South Ward |
| Parish: Unparished area |
| Ceremonial County: |
Nearest Schools
England Primary Schools
Cullercoats Primary School
Address: Cullercoats Primary School, Marden Avenue, Cullercoats, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 4PB
Distance: 1.40 miles
Contact: 01916433200
St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Address: St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School Aided, Farringdon Road, Cullercoats, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 3EY
Distance: 0.81 miles
Contact:
Monkhouse Primary School
Address: Monkhouse Primary School, Wallington Avenue, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 3SH
Distance: 0.97 miles
Contact: 01913000490
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Address: Christ Church CofE Primary School, Kielder Terrace, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 2AD
Distance: 1.41 miles
Contact: 01912570323
King Edward Primary School
Address: King Edward Primary School, Preston Avenue, North Shields, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE30 2BD
Distance: 1.23 miles
Contact: 01918141455
Spring Gardens Primary School
Address: Spring Gardens Primary School, Brightman Road, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 0HP
Distance: 1.30 miles
Contact: 01913009750
St Cuthberts Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Address: St Cuthberts Roman Catholic Primary School Aided, Lovaine Place, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 0BU
Distance: 1.54 miles
Contact:
Appletree Gardens First School
Address: Appletree Gardens First School, Appletree Gardens, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 8XS
Distance: 0.67 miles
Contact: 01912523546
Star of the Sea RC VA Primary
Address: Star of the Sea RC VA Primary, Seatonville Road, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9EG
Distance: 0.39 miles
Contact:
Collingwood Primary School
Address: Collingwood Primary School, Oswin Terrace, Collingwood Primary School, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 7JQ
Distance: 1.36 miles
Contact: 01916053378
Preston Grange Primary School
Address: Preston Grange Primary School, Chiltern Road, Preston Grange, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 9QL
Distance: 0.24 miles
Contact: 01913009190
Langley First School
Address: Langley First School, Drumoyne Gardens, West Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9DL
Distance: 0.51 miles
Contact: 01916432026
South Wellfield First School
Address: South Wellfield First School, Otterburn Avenue, South Wellfield, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9QL
Distance: 1.24 miles
Contact: 01916433300
New York Primary School
Address: New York Primary School, Lanark Close, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8DP
Distance: 0.77 miles
Contact: 01918141788
Shiremoor Primary School
Address: Shiremoor Primary School, Stanton Road, Shiremoor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE27 0PW
Distance: 1.70 miles
Contact: 01912524188
Whitehouse Primary School
Address: Whitehouse Primary School, Whitehouse Lane, NORTH SHIELDS, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8PE
Distance: 0.60 miles
Contact: 01916432890
Holystone Primary School
Address: Holystone Primary School, Whitley Road, Holystone, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE27 0DA
Distance: 2.29 miles
Contact: 01919170004
England Secondary Schools
Kings Priory School
Address: Kings Priory School, Huntington Place, Tynemouth, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 4RF
Distance: 1.76 miles
Contact: 01912585995
Marden High School
Address: Marden High School, Hartington Road, Cullercoats, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 3RZ
Distance: 1.07 miles
Contact: 01912962771
Marden Bridge Middle School
Address: Marden Bridge Middle School, Lovaine Avenue, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 8RW
Distance: 0.99 miles
Contact: 01913499538
Monkseaton High School
Address: Monkseaton High School, Seatonville Road, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9EQ
Distance: 0.19 miles
Contact: 01912979700
Monkseaton Middle School
Address: Monkseaton Middle School, Vernon Drive, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 8JW
Distance: 0.79 miles
Contact: 01912532335
John Spence Community High School
Address: John Spence Community High School, Preston Road, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 9PU
Distance: 0.80 miles
Contact: 01912961432
Wellfield Middle School
Address: Wellfield Middle School, Kielder Road, South Wellfield, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9QW
Distance: 1.31 miles
Contact: 01912529486
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Address: St Thomas More Catholic High School, Lynn Road, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8LF
Distance: 0.75 miles
Contact: 01912588340
Nearest Hospitals
| North Tyneside General Hospital |
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| Address: Rake Lane, North Shields, |
| NHS Sector |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Telephone: 0344 811 8111 |
| Visit Hospital Website |
| Distance: 0.3 (miles) |
| Directions from to North Tyneside General Hospital |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
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| Address: Unit 7/8, Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0QJ, |
| NHS Sector |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Distance: 2.68 (miles) |
| Directions from to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Cobalt Hospital |
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| Address: The Silverlink North, Newcastle Upon Tyne, |
| Independent Sector |
| Ramsay Healthcare UK Operations Limited |
| Telephone: 0191 2703 250 |
| Visit Hospital Website |
| Distance: 2.72 (miles) |
| Directions from to Cobalt Hospital |
Nearest Dentists
Dentists
UNIT 4 RAKE HOUSE FARM
Address: RAKE LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 8EQ
Distance: 0.16 miles
Contact: :
DENTAL SURGERY
Address: 6 CRAWFORD PLACE, WHITLEY BAY, TYNE AND WEAR, NE25 8TB
Distance: 0.75 miles
Contact: :
DENTAL SURGERY
Address: THE VILLA DENTAL SURGERY, REGENT TERRACE, BILLY MILL AVENUE, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE29 0QE
Distance: 0.90 miles
Contact: :
HORIZON DENTAL CLINIC
Address: 2A KENILWORTH ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, TYNE AND WEAR, NE25 8BE
Distance: 1.00 miles
Contact: :
BROADWAY DENTAL SURGERY
Address: 242 THE BROADWAY, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE30 3DB
Distance: 1.14 miles
Contact: :
VERNE ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE
Address: 37 - 39 VERNE ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE29 7LS
Distance: 1.15 miles
Contact: :
Nearest GP Surgeries
Doctors
MONKSEATON MEDICAL CENTRE
Address: CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, TYNE AND WEAR, NE25 9PH
Distance: 0.64 miles
Contact: tel: 0191 2521616
NEW YORK SURGERY
Address: BROOKLAND TERRACE, NEW YORK, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE29 8EA
Distance: 0.81 miles
Contact: :
MARINE AVENUE MEDICAL CTR
Address: MARINE AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE, MARINE AVENUE, WHITLEY BAY, TYNE AND WEAR, NE26 3LW
Distance: 1.20 miles
Contact: tel: 0191 2525317
WHITLEY BAY PCN - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE
Address: MARINE AVENUE, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 3LW
Distance: 1.20 miles
Contact: :
COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP
Address: HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE29 0SF
Distance: 1.24 miles
Contact: tel: 0191 2571779
SHIELDS HEALTH HUB - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2
Address: PRIORY DAY HOSPITAL, HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF
Distance: 1.24 miles
Contact: :
Nearest Dispensing Chemists
Pharmacies
MORRISONS PHARMACY
Address: COLLINGWOOD CENTRE, PRESTON NORTH ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE29 9QR
Distance: 0.57 miles
Contact: tel: 0191 2572519
MONKSEATON PHARMACY
Address: MONKSEATON MEDICAL CENTRE, CAULDWELL AVENUE, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH
Distance: 0.64 miles
Contact: tel: 01912 521158
NEW YORK PHARMACY
Address: BROOKLAND TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE29 8EA
Distance: 0.81 miles
Contact: tel: 0191 2960096
FAIRMANS PHARMACY
Address: 7 FRONT STREET, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, TYNE AND WEAR, NE25 8AN
Distance: 1.00 miles
Contact: tel: 0191 2520609
MORRISONS PHARMACY
Address: HILLHEADS ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 8HN
Distance: 1.03 miles
Contact: tel: 01912 521647
D & C FENWICK LTD
Address: 9 FARRINGDON ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE30 3ER
Distance: 1.06 miles
Contact: tel: 0191 2527106
Nearest Opticians
Opticians
N & J OPTOMETRISTS LTD
Address: 64 FRONT STREET, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, TYNE AND WEAR, NE25 8DP
Distance: 0.96 miles
Contact: :
ADVANCED VISION LTD
Address: 15 PARK VIEW, WHITLEY BAY, TYNE AND WEAR, NE26 2TP
Distance: 1.22 miles
Contact: :
SEE AND SMILE LTD T/A ADVANCE VISION (WHITLEY BAY)
Address: 15 PARK VIEW, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2TP
Distance: 1.22 miles
Contact: :
NORTH SHEILDS EXTRA
Address: NORHAM ROAD, CHIRTON, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE29 7UJ
Distance: 1.31 miles
Contact: :
GEOFF STEVEN & SONS LTD (WHITLEY BAY)
Address: 209 WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, TYNE AND WEAR, NE26 2SY
Distance: 1.38 miles
Contact: :
BOOTS OPTICIANS (WHITLEY BAY)
Address: 190 WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, TYNE AND WEAR, NE26 2TA
Distance: 1.40 miles
Contact: :
Transport
Nearest Rail Stations
Heworth Station is 6.31 miles away.
Address: Heworth station, Sunderland Road, Heworth, Tyne and Wear, NE10 0NE
Heworth is situated on the Durham Coast Line and is managed by Northern.
Heworth Station is an unstaffed station.
Cramlington Station is 6.61 miles away.
Address: Cramlington station, Station Road, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 9EX
Cramlington is situated on the East Coast Main Line and is managed by Northern.
Cramlington Station is an unstaffed station.